IPL : War to end all wars ?
The kick off of the Indian Premier League was indeed flashy and extravagant. Introducing an all new competition, in spite of the already packed international schedule, is no mean job. That way, the BCCI needs to be appreciated for their efforts to coordinate well with the other boards, and importantly to convince the ICC. Well, money matters, isnt it ?
The match was a real "one man show". Minus Brendon Mccullum, the match was nothing. He was ruthless, and lucky that a few edges found the right way to the boundaries. The erring length of Bangalore bowlers made matters easy for him, and, well, we all saw what happened.
It was nice to see players of different international teams play as a team. Especially, on-field team spirit was very pleasing to watch when the Knight Riders were fielding. Its indeed a rare sight to find Ricky Ponting pat and appreciate Ishant Sharma. That too, for taking the wicket of Rahul Dravid !
As a captain, Ganguly was way ahead of Dravid. There seemed to be better gelling in the Kolkata camp. Dravid needs to shed his shell and make sure the players in his team are together and work well as a team.
The tournament will move on, and this opening day will soon be history. If this day was the beginning of a new era in world cricket, it will go on the strengthen the bond between cricketers irrespective of their differences. But, caution needs to be exercised that in the process of making friends out of foes, friends must not become foes.
The match was a real "one man show". Minus Brendon Mccullum, the match was nothing. He was ruthless, and lucky that a few edges found the right way to the boundaries. The erring length of Bangalore bowlers made matters easy for him, and, well, we all saw what happened.
It was nice to see players of different international teams play as a team. Especially, on-field team spirit was very pleasing to watch when the Knight Riders were fielding. Its indeed a rare sight to find Ricky Ponting pat and appreciate Ishant Sharma. That too, for taking the wicket of Rahul Dravid !
As a captain, Ganguly was way ahead of Dravid. There seemed to be better gelling in the Kolkata camp. Dravid needs to shed his shell and make sure the players in his team are together and work well as a team.
The tournament will move on, and this opening day will soon be history. If this day was the beginning of a new era in world cricket, it will go on the strengthen the bond between cricketers irrespective of their differences. But, caution needs to be exercised that in the process of making friends out of foes, friends must not become foes.
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